Extremely sorry this took so long, lots and lots of college.
I no own the inu and comp., but some sweet day, that boy WILL get into my hot anime male review underwear photoshoot.
Chap : no longer directed
He kept to the rooftops to avoid being seen. Kagome was riding on his back, clinging very tightly to him. She had confessed to a fear of heights when he'd told her how they'd get there, so he told her to just duck her head and not look down. The moment he'd leapt up to the city skyline, she'd of course taken one look and started shaking like a leaf in a gale. It made him concerned when she hadn't stopped in the twenty minutes he'd been running. He was deliberately going slowly to help her get used to it, worried now what his real speed would do to her. Man, she hadn't been kidding when she'd said that she was a closet acrophobic.
He was grateful that she wasn't screaming in his ears. They had plans to make. "Okay, listen," he said over the rush of wind, "this temple's off one of the city parks, so it's edged by a thin patch of woods. It'll give me cover and I can wait there and ambush him while you lure him out"-
Kagome made a small sound of protest, or something like that. He snorted, and with a sigh decided to stop. He made one final leap to the back of a small store roof, landing lightly on the balls of his feet and letting his knees absorb most of the shock. Pure momentum made him take two or three more steps before he came to a stop. With some effort, he managed to peel her arms from around his shoulders, although it took real work to get her legs unlocked... God, did she have great legs. Those denim shorts showed off a lot more leg than he liked to the public, but it was the only clean thing in the laundry along with a light green t-shirt. Thank god it was summer. "What did you say?"
She was still staring at the ground and shaking. He reached out with a gentle finger and lifted her chin. "Kagome? You okay?" She met his eyes and tried to smile. "I think so. Just let me-get my land legs back....." she sat down on roof tailor style and took a few deep breaths. He sat beside her, looking at her with concern. The moment she looked back at him though, he would turn and look the other way. He was in no way ready for this, this- thing. Bloodmate. Wow.
"I think I can talk now," Kagome said in wry embarrassment.
The boy shook his head from his thoughts and back to his original question. "So what did you say?"
"I was going to say, 'can't I just try and ask for it?' I'd rather not have you fight again."
"What?! You actually think that monk is going to just up and say, 'oh sure, since you asked so nicely'-get a grip!"
"It couldn't hurt to ask, could it?"
"Yeah right!"
"Just let me try and get it first. I mean, he's a monk, he can't hurt anybody, its against his religion." She frowned. "Isn't it? Just what kind of monk is he anyway?"
"Buddhist," Inuyasha grumbled.
"Great! They can't harm any living thing, so I'll be fine. No need for fighting at all." He gave a soft growl, so she went on. "No drawing more attention to ourselves than necessary, right, Inuyasha?" He had to nod at that. The less of a fuss made over this, the less attention they would draw from this territory's clan.
"Alright. But he still won't give it to you."
"Then"-she took a deep breath and squared her shoulders-"I'll just have to steal it." She stood back up and smiled. "Let's go."
**&&^^
A young man sat on the floor in a small open porch facing away from the small shrine. He looked about 18-19 yrs old, with short black hair pulled back into a small ponytail. He wore the long black and purple robes of a Buddhist monk, and anyone seeing him would have marveled. For all that it was a blazing hot day, with no wind to bring relief, not a single drop of sweat formed on his brow.
Miroku sighed from his meditations. This had to be the most boring day he could recall in months. There hadn't been a single visitor in weeks, and for a city the size of Tokyo, that was a big worry. It was almost like something was driving the people away, or keeping them from noticing the rather quaint temple that bordered the edge of Sakura Park. The monk rose from his seat and decided to take a walk. Maybe he could entice some young ladies to come pay the charming place a visit. They often took walks near this part of the park for its shade on hot days.
No sooner had he stepped out the door than he froze. Although sunlight was glaring down on him, he felt an icy chill. Something was coming, or was already here. Something strong. He tensed slightly, feeling with his aura to try and sense what was the matter. What he read worried him. Someone had ringed the shrine with a spell, one of the most simple, but powerful. It would grant an area something akin to invisibility, but not by hiding it from sight. All the spell did was redirect attention. A person would 'see' the shrine; they just wouldn't 'notice' it.
'How in the seven hells did I miss this?' He asked himself angrily. 'How did I ever miss this happening? I should have been able to sense it long ago! No wonder no ones been coming here.'
The next thought made him turn and go back into the building to get his staff. If he had missed it for so long, why could he sense it so easily now? The spell had been weaker before, he could tell the difference now. The only reason you would make a redirection spell stronger was so that no one would notice something loud.
Or bloody, whichever they had in mind. ***&&&^^^%%%
review response time!! Thanks to everyone who reviewed me, I love you guys! Sorry I haven't done this sooner, I feel so rotten for it. But I hope this makes up for lost chapter time!
Pruningshears: concerning your question about chap 3, sesshomaru ordered them away from her room, not kagura. In fact, sess (my name for the gorgeous dog) doesn't want any vamp to find out in fear of them telling kagura. The reason why will come up in later chaps.
Kyoko Higurashi: of course I care you have thoughts! Why wouldn't i? and as for what I'm busy with, dude, its called college term papers. Three of them. All due within three days of each other. (me want sleep....hic, sniffle..)
Gatogirl1: she sure will go to her family, but not for a while. She's got a lot of work to do before she gets a vacation.
Rome34: HAPPY NOW?! Sorry for yelling, but I feel like I've been disappointing you by not posting. BUT I'VE BEEN BUSY, DAMMIT!! (see note to kyoko higurashi as to with what.)
Me: NNNOOOO!! Please don't kill me! I'm updating right now, see..(types anxiously)...see?........(type, type)....
Houndingwolf
Dracul-blackdragon
Corrupted-Archangel
Randomunit02
Blazingsunstar
Elven mischief
Lelelik royal
Tabbi
Jessica225
Anime girl16
Danielle
Millenium Mutant (thanks for reviewing so many of my fics!)
Bianca
Cussie
Fluffylover07
Paul Powell
Raining fire
Twil
Gloria Underhill
Koinu-chan
Kitsune T.M.
Kitsunefire
B.C. Dragon
Wayfarer-redemption
gohanzgirl
I no own the inu and comp., but some sweet day, that boy WILL get into my hot anime male review underwear photoshoot.
Chap : no longer directed
He kept to the rooftops to avoid being seen. Kagome was riding on his back, clinging very tightly to him. She had confessed to a fear of heights when he'd told her how they'd get there, so he told her to just duck her head and not look down. The moment he'd leapt up to the city skyline, she'd of course taken one look and started shaking like a leaf in a gale. It made him concerned when she hadn't stopped in the twenty minutes he'd been running. He was deliberately going slowly to help her get used to it, worried now what his real speed would do to her. Man, she hadn't been kidding when she'd said that she was a closet acrophobic.
He was grateful that she wasn't screaming in his ears. They had plans to make. "Okay, listen," he said over the rush of wind, "this temple's off one of the city parks, so it's edged by a thin patch of woods. It'll give me cover and I can wait there and ambush him while you lure him out"-
Kagome made a small sound of protest, or something like that. He snorted, and with a sigh decided to stop. He made one final leap to the back of a small store roof, landing lightly on the balls of his feet and letting his knees absorb most of the shock. Pure momentum made him take two or three more steps before he came to a stop. With some effort, he managed to peel her arms from around his shoulders, although it took real work to get her legs unlocked... God, did she have great legs. Those denim shorts showed off a lot more leg than he liked to the public, but it was the only clean thing in the laundry along with a light green t-shirt. Thank god it was summer. "What did you say?"
She was still staring at the ground and shaking. He reached out with a gentle finger and lifted her chin. "Kagome? You okay?" She met his eyes and tried to smile. "I think so. Just let me-get my land legs back....." she sat down on roof tailor style and took a few deep breaths. He sat beside her, looking at her with concern. The moment she looked back at him though, he would turn and look the other way. He was in no way ready for this, this- thing. Bloodmate. Wow.
"I think I can talk now," Kagome said in wry embarrassment.
The boy shook his head from his thoughts and back to his original question. "So what did you say?"
"I was going to say, 'can't I just try and ask for it?' I'd rather not have you fight again."
"What?! You actually think that monk is going to just up and say, 'oh sure, since you asked so nicely'-get a grip!"
"It couldn't hurt to ask, could it?"
"Yeah right!"
"Just let me try and get it first. I mean, he's a monk, he can't hurt anybody, its against his religion." She frowned. "Isn't it? Just what kind of monk is he anyway?"
"Buddhist," Inuyasha grumbled.
"Great! They can't harm any living thing, so I'll be fine. No need for fighting at all." He gave a soft growl, so she went on. "No drawing more attention to ourselves than necessary, right, Inuyasha?" He had to nod at that. The less of a fuss made over this, the less attention they would draw from this territory's clan.
"Alright. But he still won't give it to you."
"Then"-she took a deep breath and squared her shoulders-"I'll just have to steal it." She stood back up and smiled. "Let's go."
**&&^^
A young man sat on the floor in a small open porch facing away from the small shrine. He looked about 18-19 yrs old, with short black hair pulled back into a small ponytail. He wore the long black and purple robes of a Buddhist monk, and anyone seeing him would have marveled. For all that it was a blazing hot day, with no wind to bring relief, not a single drop of sweat formed on his brow.
Miroku sighed from his meditations. This had to be the most boring day he could recall in months. There hadn't been a single visitor in weeks, and for a city the size of Tokyo, that was a big worry. It was almost like something was driving the people away, or keeping them from noticing the rather quaint temple that bordered the edge of Sakura Park. The monk rose from his seat and decided to take a walk. Maybe he could entice some young ladies to come pay the charming place a visit. They often took walks near this part of the park for its shade on hot days.
No sooner had he stepped out the door than he froze. Although sunlight was glaring down on him, he felt an icy chill. Something was coming, or was already here. Something strong. He tensed slightly, feeling with his aura to try and sense what was the matter. What he read worried him. Someone had ringed the shrine with a spell, one of the most simple, but powerful. It would grant an area something akin to invisibility, but not by hiding it from sight. All the spell did was redirect attention. A person would 'see' the shrine; they just wouldn't 'notice' it.
'How in the seven hells did I miss this?' He asked himself angrily. 'How did I ever miss this happening? I should have been able to sense it long ago! No wonder no ones been coming here.'
The next thought made him turn and go back into the building to get his staff. If he had missed it for so long, why could he sense it so easily now? The spell had been weaker before, he could tell the difference now. The only reason you would make a redirection spell stronger was so that no one would notice something loud.
Or bloody, whichever they had in mind. ***&&&^^^%%%
review response time!! Thanks to everyone who reviewed me, I love you guys! Sorry I haven't done this sooner, I feel so rotten for it. But I hope this makes up for lost chapter time!
Pruningshears: concerning your question about chap 3, sesshomaru ordered them away from her room, not kagura. In fact, sess (my name for the gorgeous dog) doesn't want any vamp to find out in fear of them telling kagura. The reason why will come up in later chaps.
Kyoko Higurashi: of course I care you have thoughts! Why wouldn't i? and as for what I'm busy with, dude, its called college term papers. Three of them. All due within three days of each other. (me want sleep....hic, sniffle..)
Gatogirl1: she sure will go to her family, but not for a while. She's got a lot of work to do before she gets a vacation.
Rome34: HAPPY NOW?! Sorry for yelling, but I feel like I've been disappointing you by not posting. BUT I'VE BEEN BUSY, DAMMIT!! (see note to kyoko higurashi as to with what.)
Me: NNNOOOO!! Please don't kill me! I'm updating right now, see..(types anxiously)...see?........(type, type)....
Houndingwolf
Dracul-blackdragon
Corrupted-Archangel
Randomunit02
Blazingsunstar
Elven mischief
Lelelik royal
Tabbi
Jessica225
Anime girl16
Danielle
Millenium Mutant (thanks for reviewing so many of my fics!)
Bianca
Cussie
Fluffylover07
Paul Powell
Raining fire
Twil
Gloria Underhill
Koinu-chan
Kitsune T.M.
Kitsunefire
B.C. Dragon
Wayfarer-redemption
gohanzgirl